Fantastic Hair Tricks for Those With Natural Curl Straight From the Salon!

You'll rest easy with more control of those curls once you try these wonderful tips!

Recently, I had to find a new stylist since the one that I loved was leaving to move out of state now that her husband was transferred.  As you can imagine, I was heartbroken by the news because she understood the issues that I have with my hair and always cut it beautifully so the style was gorgeous and easy to do at home.  Now, my head was in new hands and sitting in that chair was once again traumatic.

As I explained what I wanted to this new stylist, I kept watching his expression change as he examined my hair style.  “What do you think of letting me add a little more layering to bring out more curls?” he asked.  “I promise it will be good.”

For some strange reason, I trusted him.  Maybe it was the confidence on his face or the woman before they walked away from his chair that prompted me to take a chance and allowed him a free reign to cut as he pleased.

As he started cutting, he asked what type of hair spray I used.  I told him about a variety of hair sprays with firm to flexible hold.  

I saw him nod in the mirror.  “With the curl in your hair, you should try a volumizing spray instead of hair spray to finish the style.  Be sure to gently fluff the curls once you give it a light spray and you’ll get softer, gorgeous curls with more lift and lessen frizz.” 

I also learned about the importance of misting my hair in the middle of the day when it begins to frizz with a foundation (conditioning) spray.  He explained how it helps return some much needed extra moisture to the hair, reviving the curl.  His recommendation was about six or so pumps (depending on thickness and length of your own hair, of course) that you work through the hair to the ends.  

I got so wrapped up to listening that before I knew it, he exchanged the scissors for a blow-dryer.  Once he finished, I was so happy that I went with my feeling and let him have his way with those layers because it released even more amazing, full curls than before.  

I loved it and told him so.  In return, he shared another secret of misting my hair the next day with water.  He said the water was enough to revive the style with the styling products he already had on.  

If you also have curly hair, I hope you try these helpful tips because you will discover a beautiful difference in the behavior of your hair once you do!

Diamond Professional Hair Styler Review From Irresistible Me

**Disclaimer:  This post has been compensated through a free product (s) or monetary payment.  Opinions are solely mine. All links are "no-follow" links.**

 Irresistible Me

Those of us with natural curls or waves in our hair know it can have a mind of its own. Instead of letting nature determine how you must wear your hair, we are fortunate to have the freedom to change the texture of our hair at will. Thanks to professional treatments, products, and helpful styling tools like the one Diamond Professional Hair Styler from Irresistible Me that I have been using and loving, we have the option of wearing slick-straight hair, full waves or a return to a mass of curls, if so desired.

Diamond Professional Hair Styler by Irresistible Me

What makes Irresistible Me’s flat iron worthy of your attention is simple.  It’s lightweight for one, heats up very quickly, won’t burn your fingertips when styling due to its cool tips, has a swivel cord for easier maneuvering, a wide range of temperatures, and then there’s the technology.  It has floating ceramic plates with crushed diamond particles mixed with tourmaline for giving hair extra shine and benefitting from the heat from its negative ions. This enables it to seal in moisture while solving the problem of frizz.  I also liked how it automatically shuts down in 30 minutes in case you forgot you had it still plugged in.

Irresisible Me's Diamond Professional Hair Styler  in the box

The Diamond Professional Hair Styler can give anyone the versatility they are looking for without the hassle they can come with other flats irons.  Some flat irons retail for a lot more than this one at $135.20 plus some can feel as heavy as bricks after a while of holding them unlike this one. 

Though as much as I love how it irons out my curls and waves, I thought it did a nice job of creating more volume in the loose curls I later styled in.  Now how can you not appreciate that type of result from a flat iron?

Irresistible Me's Diamond Professional Hair Styler

Take it from me, do check Irresistible Me and take a look at the Diamond Professional Hair Styler because it a very nice styling tool to get you beautiful for Valentine's Day!

*Disclaimer: Free product was provided to facilitate this review--not my opinion.*

Has Frizzy Hair Got You Down?

Are you doing everything possible to prevent your hair from frizzing?  Yet, despite our best efforts we can often end up with it.  So what are we doing wrong?

Take a look at the type of blow-dryer you have.  Chances are frizz will be less of a problem if you change to an ionic model.  The reason an ionic dryer is better is due to the far-infrared heat technology that helps create the smoothest hair.

Another suggestion you might want to explore is to pick up an anti-frizz cream.  Make sure you look for ingredients like silicone and vitamin E.  Those two ingredients are known to work the best to soften and hydrate blow-dried hair.

For further suggestions on how to conquer this problem, I hope you will read my other post on battling frizzy hair.

Check these simple tips out because you have nothing but frustration to loose and only beautiful hair to gain!

Inova Professional Silk Keratin Hair Care Products Review + Giveaway!--Ends September 10, 2012

**Disclaimer:  This post has been compensated through a free product (s) or monetary payment.  Opinions are solely mine. All links are "no-follow" links.**

Inova Professional Pure Shine Finishing Gloss and Sheer Magic Smoothing Balm

Are you tired of dull, lifeless hair and that battle to smooth it out from that jumble of frizz each morning?  If the answer is yes and your hair is a troublemaker like mine with curls or waves, then you will be especially eager to hear about my latest discovery from Inova Professional and their silk keratin hair care products sent to me for this review to keep our type of problem hair vibrant and healthy.

The Silk Keratin Smooth Protection Sulfate-Free Shampoo is designed with strengthening keratin as well as coconut oil, silk proteins, and vitamin C among other hair nourishing ingredients to gently clean and moisturize without any other treatment being stripped away to keep it smooth and manageable.   I shampooed with this first very rich formula and followed with the specially formulated smoothing conditioner.

The Smooth Hydration Conditioner has a unique Nanokeratin technology that is perfect for chemically treated or thermo-reconditioned hair for smoothing, de-tangling, and helping to bolster your capacity to make hair shine.  I squeezed a small amount and worked it into my damp hair and left it on while I continued my bath for a several minutes before finally rinsing it out.

While my hair was still damp, I applied some of the Silk Keratin Sheer Magic Smoothing Balm.  This is both a smoothing and styling product in one that uses amino acids to seal in moisture and the strength of keratin for locking in the smoothness as it protects those vulnerable strands from being ravaged from humidity.

I grabbed my blow-dryer and round ceramic brushes to style my hair.  As I held my firm grip, I began noticing how  the unruly layers of my curls appeared tamer.  The longer I dried, the more sleek and smooth the area that I worked with looked with a gloss to it.

Although I liked the way my hair already looked, I had to try their Pure Shine Finishing Gloss.  I got a few drops and worked in through my hair and ended up with an even far superior shine.  This last touch even turned my hair even silkier.

One other product was in their introduction kit.  This was their Miracle Mask Repair & Rejuvenate Deep Conditioning Mask.  This is a heavy duty conditioner you use on a weekly basis that has beneficial avocado oil, keratin protein, silk protein and white carnation oil to revitalize damage.  So with my next shampoo, I skipped the Smooth Hydration Conditioner and applied some to my still damp hair for about a half an hour before rinsing.

The next thing I did was to apply some the Sheer Magic Smoothing Balm and finishing styling with my blow-dryer.  I noticed sleeker, full, and super sexy hair with a healthy sense of renewal. I really liked how these products worked and do recommend them for all seeking that smooth, polished look!

Thanks to Inova Professional, one lucky Nuts 4 Stuff reader in the continental United States wins the Silk Keratin Smooth Protection Sulfate-Free Shampoo, Smooth Hydration Conditioner, and Miracle Mask Repair & Rejuvenate Deep Conditioning Mask ($98 value)!

Inova Professional Miracle Mask, Smooth Hydration Conditioner and Shampoo

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